Slicing the Silence: Voyaging to AntarcticaHarvard University Press, 2007 - 399 pàgines In 2002, environmental historian Tom Griffiths set sail with the Australian Antartic Division to deliver a new team of winterers. In this book, Griffiths reflects on the history of human experiences in Antartica, taking the reader on a journey of exploration, discovery and adventure in an unforgettable land. |
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... wrote . When they saw the Norwegian flag at the pole , the snow on their lips tasted like ash . At the end , Scott talks of the rising moon over Mount Erebus and of the hopes it inspired ; he talks to a companion who quietly abandons ...
... wrote . When they saw the Norwegian flag at the pole , the snow on their lips tasted like ash . At the end , Scott talks of the rising moon over Mount Erebus and of the hopes it inspired ; he talks to a companion who quietly abandons ...
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... wrote , ' but I could not live without it . ' But in choosing between freezing and poisoning , he chose the enemy he could fight . ' Cold I could feel ' , he wrote , ' but carbon monoxide was invisible and tasteless . So I chose the ...
... wrote , ' but I could not live without it . ' But in choosing between freezing and poisoning , he chose the enemy he could fight . ' Cold I could feel ' , he wrote , ' but carbon monoxide was invisible and tasteless . So I chose the ...
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... wrote Jeffery Rubin in Time in 1988. ° $ 65 64 63 In 1984 , a year after he took over ministerial responsibility for Ant- arctica , Barry Jones wrote himself a memorandum acknowledging that ' We do face a massive credibility gap in ...
... wrote Jeffery Rubin in Time in 1988. ° $ 65 64 63 In 1984 , a year after he took over ministerial responsibility for Ant- arctica , Barry Jones wrote himself a memorandum acknowledging that ' We do face a massive credibility gap in ...
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Being Australian: Narratives of national identity Catriona Elder Previsualització no disponible - 2007 |